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Grilling with George

A man in a blue apron and white shirt stands in front of a smiling group of people against a blue sky.

CHICAGO – Spots/BME, here, completed post production on a new commercial for Salton promoting the company’s George Forman Grill. Conceived by J. Walter Thompson/Chicago, the :30 I Grill With George commercial was shot on location throughout Chicago by local company Crossroads.It was directed by Clay Williams. The spot features people from different walks of life, all of whom use the heavyweight champ’s grill. The :30 closes with boxing legend George Forman, adding, “I grill with George, too.”

Spots/BME (www.spotsbme.com) handled editing, sound design, mixing and finishing on the commercial.

Alaric Martin edited for Spots/BME, and Dave Dvorak handled the conform. Additional Spots/BME credits include sound designer/mixer Bill Reis.

Colorist Craig Leffel of Optimus in Chicago handled the transfer, and Gavin Miljkovich of The Flux-Group provided Discreet Flame effects.